Three bios beeps from new macbook...

New to macs ... Just bought 2 new macbooks. One is working as it should. The other produces 2 beeps - then three beeps, three beeps, three beeps, three beeps ... till i turn it off.
My PC experience tells me that there is a memory problem (not seated properly) or other malfunction requiring attention.
I am hopingthis can be resolved without returning the unit... but need some advice from those with more experience with this error to help figure out how to resolve this...
Thanks - Wayne

Hi,
You're right. Three beeps is an indication that no memory is being detected. Two beeps means incompatible memory - but that is probably a spurious result due to no memory being detected.
If your vendor did a memory upgrade for you, the vendor may not have pressed the SODIMMs firmly into the sockets. It is a fairly common mistake on MacBook memory upgrades; the RAM sockets are a very tight fit. In fact, a lubricant is applied to the SODIMM's pins, and you may see a white lubricant residue on factory-installed MacBook memory when you remove the SODIMMs.
Check the MacBook's user guide and follow the steps for memory upgrade to verify the SODIMMs are properly installed. Upgrading memory is discussed on page 33: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/MacBookEarly2008UserGuide.pdf .
-Bill

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